Hot Property: Boston Athenaeum
The Boston Athenaeum’s current exhibition features artwork of some of the city’s iconic buildings – and one that never got built – created by a prolific Winthrop architectural illustrator.
Hynes Revival Shuffles Back Bay Hotel Scene
Dismissed as an obsolete money pit by former Gov. Charlie Baker, the revived Hynes Convention Center is forging new relationships with Back Bay hotel owners to ensure future meeting attendees can find convenient lodgings.
Aging Systems Challenge Hynes Convention Center
The quasi-public authority that runs the state’s convention centers has a five-year plan to “keep the lights on” at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston’s Back Bay, as it stares down over $100 million in deferred maintenance and other costs.
Legislature Cuts Hynes Center Sale from Key Bill
The proposed borrowing and spending bills that included Gov. Charlie Baker’s top priorities will now be advancing but without his long-held desire to redevelop Boston’s Hynes Convention Center.
Hospitality Workers Rallying Against Proposed Hynes Sale
Gov. Charlie Baker’s latest push to sell off the Hynes Convention Center is poised to slam into opposition from organized labor leaders, who plan to rally against the idea Wednesday afternoon with “hundreds” of hospitality workers who could be affected.
Hotel Trends Raise Questions for Hynes Replacement
With the sale and redevelopment of the Hynes Convention Center on the table once state legislators finish up the state’s next budget, the sad state of the local hotel industry ought to give everyone food for thought.
Owners Ride Out Hotel Downturn for Future Gains
Call it a contrarian bet or taking the long-term investment approach, but some developers are picking hotels as the best option for properties in Boston after the local travel industry was battered for two years.
With $3.5B Package, Baker Focuses on Improving Downtowns
A $3.5 billion economic development bill that Gov. Charlie Baker announced on Thursday looks to chart a post-pandemic pathway for Massachusetts with investments in housing, downtown revitalization and climate resilience, administration officials said.
Convention Centers ‘Starting to Pop’ as Events Return
How is the Boston convention business doing as it rebounds from the pandemic? Officials affiliated with the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority used phrases like “surges in demand,” “through the roof,” “off the charts,” “coming back strong” and “maxed out” during a report to the board Thursday.
Hynes Sale Not Showing Up Yet On Beacon Hill Radar
As Gov. Charlie Baker revs up to make another attempt at selling the Hynes Convention Center more than two years after his first effort fell flat, legislative leaders said Monday they still do not know where they stand.
Baker Ready to Revive Hynes Redevelopment Plan
The Hynes Convention Center property in Back Bay could be back in play for a multi-million-square-foot private redevelopment project.
A Higher Calling in the Hospitality Sector
The immediate past chair of the Massachusetts Lodging Association board of directors, Dan Donahue is president of Saunders Hotel Group, giving him a front-line view of how the crisis is changing the hospitality industry.
Shutdowns Affect One in Five Hotel Rooms in Region
A report says Boston’s lodging market has been among the nation’s hardest-hit by the coronavirus epidemic, and the effects could linger for years similar to the wake of the 9/11 terror attacks and 2008 financial crisis.
Engineering a Milestone Project in Back Bay
Construction is expected to begin this spring on a landmark project that will change the view for Massachusetts Turnpike commuters and Newbury Street pedestrians alike, and on which Samuels & Assoc.’s Abe Menzin has played a key part.
Hynes Site Could Accommodate 3M SF Development
The maximum buildout of the Hynes Convention Center property is coming into sharper focus as the marketing process proceeds and the state legislature debates whether to authorize its sale.
Back Bay Hotel Development Gains Momentum with Peebles Project
The western edge of Back Bay is becoming the epicenter of Boston’s newest hotel development cluster.
White Elephant or Black Hole?
As legislators debate the proposed sale of the Hynes Convention Center, Back Bay business leaders say their neighborhood depends for its survival on the facility. And Beacon Hill appears to be listening.
Back Bay Business Leaders Blast Proposed Hynes Sale
Back Bay business leaders warned of a potential blow to the neighborhood’s hotel and restaurant economy if the Hynes Convention Center is sold to a private developer.
2020 Vision for the Year Ahead
Greater Boston’s booming real estate industry continues to reshape the local landscape as the real estate cycle passes the decade mark, and 2020 is likely to generate more headlines about how developers are responding to the region’s job growth and housing needs.
Colliers Tapped to Market Hynes Convention Center
The Massachusetts Convention Center Authority has selected Colliers International to market and sell Back Bay’s Hynes Convention Center, a move the Baker administration hopes will generate millions to fund an expansion of the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center in the Seaport.
